Voting-machine control.



H. 0. RUGH.

VOTING MACHINE CONTROL. APPLICATION FILED MAR.23,1914.

Patented May 25,1915.

UNITED srA'rns PATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY ELECTRIC MANJ HARRY U. RUG-H, 0F CHICAGU, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNQR T0FACTURING 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VOTING-MACHIN CGNTROL.

m l Llillflli'ld, Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed March 23 applied to electrically operated votingmachines. liyinvention contemplates the provision or-means operable whenleaving a booth to cause a final registration of the votes cast for itsalterposition when the voter leaves the booth, this movement of the gatetoits closed position causing the actuation of all of the counters toregister the votes cast by the voter.

I will describe one form which my invention may take more particularlyby referring to the accompanying drawing illustratmg such embodiment, inWlllCl1 Figure 1 is a top sectional view of a booth constructed inaccordance with my inven tion; Fig. 2 is a front view open, andillustrating the circuit controlling mechanism as applied to thecounters.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, l have a booth 1 within which avoting machine is mounted consisting of the push button panel 2 and thebox-like structure 3 for containing operating parts. The booth has agate or closure 4, which, as will be seen, when moved to its dottedposition in Fig. 1, permits the voter to reach the push buttons 5 forthe purpose of voting. seen however that the gate 4 cannot be closedwhil booth, thus entering the door, setting up his combinations for thecandidates he selects,

3 is a diagrammatic view Patented May 25, 1915.

, 1914. Serial lqjo. 826,776.

and then leavingthe booth, whereupon the door 4-, which may be suitablyprovided with tended by the voter to be cast in accordance buttons 5that he has actuated. i e mechanism by which the closure 4 actuates theregister mechanism is mounted in a small cox-like structure 6. he door 4is metallic circuit changing element 8 movable with the, door. ll ithinthe ture 6 there are also mounted three springs 9, l0 and 11, of. whichthe springs 9 and 10 are normally in contact. The arrangement is suchhoveyerthat when the metallic ciris swung, as when oor 1S opened orclosed, then circuit is 4 I this metallic circuit changing element& andthespring l0, and

of the box 6 so that no tampering can be effected with the spring 10.

in Fig. 3, 1 way just how system itself are set claimed in myco-pendingapplication Serial No. 826,777, filed 23,

partial description of this circuit however which is thought desirable,it may be p ed out that the door 4 is shown in full lines its open orvoting position. The voting the push buttons chine here illustrated has5 for the selections of candidates, which push buttons when depressedoperate suitable relays 12, 12, of which there is one for eac candidate,which relays when operated draw up their armatures 18 so as to bringinto circuit coil operated counting mechanisms 14:. It is designed thatthe armatures 13 remain in their attracted positions as the relays areof the locking type on account ottheir other armatures 15, and thenwhenever the door is closed from the voting position, contact isestablished which may be traced "from the hinge 7, through the coil ofcounter 1 through the armature 13, conductor tact spring 17, contactspring 18, battery 19, conductor '29, to spring 10, contact element 8and binge 7. lhus the actuating of the door -1 causes a registration ateach counter which has been connected in circuit by its associated relay12.

From what has been described he nature of my invention will be clear,and it will also be clear that within the scope of the appended claimsit is capable of modification without departing from its spirit.

Having however thus described one torm which my invention may take, what1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Register controlling, mechanism for voting machines comprising abooth, a circuit controlling door, said circuit controlling door beingin the path of the voter when entering the booth and being adapted to bemoved to one of its extreme alternative positions to permit access tothe voting machine, and means whereby said door cannot be re turned toits initial position while the voter the booth, said door when open is within 16, conmime extending substantially throughout the depth oi: theavailable space within said booth.

Register controlling mechanism for voting machines comprising a booth, acircuit controlling door, said circuit controlling door being in thepath of the voter when entering the booth and being adapted to be movedto one of its extreme alternative positions to permit access to thevoting machine, and means whereby said door cannot be returned to itsinitial position while the voter is within the booth, said door whenopen extending substantially throughout the depth of the available spacewithin said booth, sai door carrying a switch element.

3. Register controlling mechanism for voting machines comprising abooth, a circuit controlling door, said circuit controlling door beingin the path of the voter when entering the booth and being adapted to bemoved to one of its extreme alternative positions to permit access tothe voting ma chine, means whereby said door cannot be returned to itsinitial position while the voter is within the booth, said door when 0en extending substantially throughout the depth of the available spacewithin said booth, said door carrying a switch element, and astationarily mounted switch element to cooperate with said firstaforesaid switch element and momentarily as said door moves from onelimiting position to the other.

In witness whereof, my name this 16th day of March,

ltiARlttY l hereunto subscribe A. D. 1914,. Q. RUGH,

Witnesses:

Lrna Jonas,

HAZEL Ann Jonas.

actuable thereby

